Were any movies made by Hollywood about Pearl Harbor during the war? What movies were made during the war about events that precipitated the war?

As will probably be obvious, I want to know how soon is "too soon."

> Were any movies made by Hollywood about Pearl Harbor during the war?

"December 7" dir by Commander John Ford. US Navy Reserve (Academy Award winner - 1943)

What movies were made during the war about events that precipitated the war?

"Flying Tigers," John Wayne (1942)

Not about events, per se, but about Nazi ideology and politics:
"Der Fuehrer's Face," Donald Duck (1942)
"Education for Death." Walt Disney (1943)
"Reason and Emotion," Walt Disney (1943)

Yeah, Ed's right. There were a lot of movies ABOUT the war, that were made DURING the war. In fact, Flying Tigers, Waynes first oscar nom, I believe, was filmed before the first US engagement in WWII.

NOW is the time, ALWAYS is the time. Stop waiting for closure, cuz our enemies don't (see V for Vendetta) Some will hurt, but PAIN is what joined us on 9/11, not fear, but pain.

We can't minimilize such things.

Can't think of anything dealing with the Pearl Harbor attack. My first thought was "In Harm's Way", which is great, but was made in the 60s (in black and white). However...

"They Were Expendible" covered the Phillipine experience at the time. 1945, pre VJ Day.

"Bataan", again not Pearl Harbor, but during the war, pretty early.

"Wake Island".

I think "A Wing and a Prayer" was during the war.

Gentlemen, I commend to your attention "Air Force" by the great Howard Hawks. Released in 1943 - before WW2 was even half over - and starring John Garfield and a dozen or so other Warner contract stalwarts, it copped the Best Editing Oscar and was nominated for three others: screenplay, cinematography and effects.

Too soon? By the time Pearl Harbor was as far in the past as 9/11 now is, WW2 was over and William Wyler was working on "The Best Years of Our Lives."

NOTE: Tried to include links to the appropriate pages of the Internet Movie Database, but your filters forbade the invocation of its URL.

I heard yesterday that a very-cheaply produced documentary-like movie was out three weeks after Pearl Harbor. Didn't catch the name, though.

The host of the radio show had just asked a question about how atypical this 9/11 movie was, coming out so soon after the attack. The movie historian basically said "this is actually slow compared to other events."

The "too soon" mindset is from people that don't want to acknowledge the dangerous world we live in. They would rather not have any reminders in their lifetime of that day.

If we ignore 9/11 long enough, we maybe we can pretend it never happened.

It's "too soon" until it's "old news".

It's "too soon" until a Dem might get credit for dealing with the problem.

Although Andy Freeman's comments are meant as snark, he's got a point. The definition of "too soon" being lobbed at Flight 93 has no connection to historical context and everything to do with the tender sensibilities of the people saying "too soon."

I think these people would have resisted trhe making of Saving Private Ryan because it was "too soon," if they had lived through WW2.

there was an episode of "the lone gunman" (tv show spin-off of the x-files) 6 or so months before 911, in which there was a government conspiracy to frame terrorists for hijacking planes and flying them into the world trade center. in the television show, though, they are able to save the plane/tower by overriding the controls.

Besides, wouldn't "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944) be the analog to "United 93"?

I don't know if this was the fastest a WWII movie came out after an event, but as a reference point - the actual battle of Wake Island - Dec 1941; the movie "Wake Island" was released August 1942.